Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-30
HOW THEY VIEW IT.
COMMENTS OF THE NEW YORK JOURNALS
on THB DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.


NEW YORK, September 29.--ln regard
to the work of yesterdays convention at
Saratoga, the Times says: If thsre are any
Democrats Of the Randall pattern in New
York, they were not present ss the Sara
toga convention, or il they were, they were
silenced by the overwhelming prepondsr-
snce OF genuine and distinct tariff reform
sentiment in the convention and the party
il represents. The resolution relating to
the question of taxation is IS strong and
clear rs any that have been adopted BY any
convention in the Union, and what II o.
pecially significant II il in substance, and
almost in words, the declaratisa of the
President himself. Coming from Mr..
Cleyeland's own State and from the State
of ex-Secretary Manning and Secretary
Fairchild, on the eve Of . close contest
and after q certain number Of professed
Democratic Journals, have undertaken to
warn the Democrats against any pronounc-
ed utterance; this resolution Is Of extreme
importance. On the issue Of the tariff Il
fixes the position of the Democracy In the
greatest state OF the Union, which must
have much influence with the party
throughout the country; and especially II
fixes definitely the ground ON which the
New York Democracy will present Mr..
Cleveland's name 10 the National Conven-
ton next year. II makes IL clear beyond
any dispute that the tariff issue Ia not 10
be evaded and that the policy Of the Dem
ocratic party. 30 far ss New York can de-
eide il, will be one that Is more definite
than any avowed by il since 1876.
The weakest point in the Democratic
platform is the resolution regarding civil
service reform. As advocates Of the re-
form, we ask for nothing better than q
direct popular vote on il, confident o. We
are of the final result.
The World says the endorsements Of
President Cleveland and OF Governor Hill
are upon the whole deserved. Just and
fair. The demand for local selEgovern-
ment for cities il timely and right, but
the platform is M noticeable for what II
does not say as for what II does. II docs
not meet the situation. Many things that
the people are seriously thinking and talk
ing about are ignored, such rs the ine-
qualities and abuses that are driving voters
out Of the old parties. II does not con-
slider the interference Of ofliceholdcrs
in politics, or the influence Of the saloons
in party management. In their failure 10
pay a Just share of the taxes, they occasion
the growth Of monopolies the perversion Of
government from its purposes by plutocratc
bribes and corruptionists. On these vital
ISSUES the platform, like that Of the Re
pubicans, is silent The important thing
for this convention TO have done was 10
have stopped the diversion of dissatisfied
voters TO the labor party. What has II
done In that directionp
The presence of faithful Office holders In
the Democratic State Convention In much
TO be regretted. The active interference Of
Office holders in conventions and nomina-
tions ia in direct disobedience TO the Prrsi-
dents orders. A number Of Federal off,
cials have done this very this very thing.
which their superior officer warned them
against and declared 10 be indecent and
unfair" The President must zee that he
cannot afford to ignore this disregard Of his
authority In his own State.
The Sun says:
The most significant action Of the con-
vention was, through its Committee on
Resolutions, on the civil service reform
plank. In the platform IL was slfevident
from the action Of the committee and the
convention that the large majority Of the
delegates did not believe in Mr.. Cleve-
lands civil service policy.